Couch bed



Jan. 24, 1928. 1,657,223

- J. M. MICHEL-LEVY COUGH BED Filed April 26. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ENVENTUR JEAN Mmm. Mic-HEL-LEVY BY Y ATTORNEY 1 Patented Jan. 24, 1928i.

,UNITE'DSTATES JEAN MICHEL MICHEL-LEVY, OF IE'ARIS,y FRANCE. i

GOUCI-I BED.

Appiicanon ined Ami aanwas, serial No. 104,509, aaa nl Belgium May 2,1925.

The present invention relates to improve-4 ments in couch-bed constructions.

@ne of the objects of the invention is to provide a4 couchbed whichldoesr notV ref' 5 quire turning or similar manipulation to be converted from a d. y couch to a bed.

Another object is to provide a collapsible head and foot support capable of being easily moved into and out of position for l use.

Other objects will appear in the course of the description which will now be given reference being lia-dito the accompanying drawing in which,

Fig. l represents, in perspective, the couchbed arranged for night use.

Fig. 2 shows the same bed in position for use as al day couch.

Fig. 3 is a perspective showing an example of the construction for the top part of a corner column of the bed on which one of the collapsible side supports (for the head and foot-boards) is to be articulated, such side support being shown in' erect condition with dotted lines.

Fig. l is another view of the object of Fig. 3 but the collapsible side support is shown in full lines in a half open position.

Finally Fig. 5 shows the corner column with its collapsible side support in the closed dayposition, the side support of the other corner column being also partly shown.

Referring to the various figures of the drawing, a is a mattress of any desired size supported at each end by a pair of legs connected by cross-pieces to the lower side of the longitudinal mains of said mattress, b is a pair of slideways arranged under the side rails of the frame of the mattress and 40 bent upwards at each end in order to form the bed-columns, which are to be extended a upwardly by means of collapsible members b1, hinged or pivoted to b by the hinge d. The slide ways b are preferably made U- shaped and extend from the head portion of the bed along the sides and up behind the foot portion. A flexible board arrangement for instance a screen-similar to the kind used in roll-top desks-is arranged to slide in the guideways provided by members b.

The manner in which the bed may be opened and closed is practically self-evident. To open members b1 are swung on hinges or pivots d into vertical position, and screen c is drawn up to any desired heightand held in position by catches or stops of any wellknown type-of construction. To close, the foregoing operations are reversed.

` Hinges or pivots al may be made as shown in Figs. l and 2, i; e. with flat and bevelled faces, in continuity with one another on the contacting faces of members b and b1. Preferably, however, they are made in the manner shown in Figs. 3 and 4, where a member b is provided with a top member e riveted to or made integral therewith. Member e, has an exterior opening f therein, a pivot g v located between the upper and lower limits of f and an inclined internal abutting face h. As is evident from the drawing, member b1, which has a lower bevelled face j, is held solidly in its open position outwardly by the contact of surfaces j and h and by the upper exterior face /c of member e and inwardly by the screen c. With this type of construction there is no possibility as in the case of the construction shown in Fig. l, of b1 passing outwardly the vertical posit-ion if somewhat forced in this direction.

Flexible screens c are usually made of strips of wood glued or otherwise attached to a clothbase. If screens of this type are used in the present construction, the wood surface may be carved or formed into any decorative shape desired and the cloth base may be given an appropriate ornamental design.

To protect the cloth base of the screen thin steel strips of about one ortwo centimetres wide and about half a millimeterv thick may be attached to the longitudinal edges of the cloth base by means of screws passing into the wood strips forming the screen. The protecting strips may be arranged to slide out of sight in the guide ways of members Z; and b1.

If desired, the screen may be made up of wood strips separated by open spaces or simply of perforated cloth. Screens with more or less apertures have the advantage of not collecting dirt and dust. The screen y may also be made of undulated steel and may be perforated or not perforated.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the particular type of bed structure herein described. Special beds more particularly childrens or infants beds or cribs may be constructed to show not only collapsible head and foot-screensV but also collapsible side screens so as to afford security for the infants.

What I claim is l. A couch-bed comprising in combination aV bed frame, bed posts formed at right angles to the plane of said frame, seid bed-posts having guideways associated y therewith, means for extending the length of seid bedposts and e flexible screen mounted to slide t between said posts and in the said guideways.

2. A couch-bed comprising in combination a bed frame, n pair ot' end supports formed at right angles to said frame, said supports l having gudeways therein, extensible supporting members pivotally connected to said the end supports and the extensible supports. A

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hund.

JEAN MICHEL MICHEL-LEVY. 

